Megan Fox: We Will All Laugh At Gilded Butterflies

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Megan Fox Pictures: Megan Fox: We Will All Laugh At Gilded Butterflies
What's the meaning of Megan Fox's Tattoo? We Will All Laugh At Gilded Butterflies appears to be a reference to line from Shakespeare's King Lear:

Come, let's away to prison:
We too alone will sing like birds I' the cage;
When thou dost ask me blessing I'll kneel down
And ask of thee forgiveness; so we'll live,
And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh
At gilded butterflies...

-- King Lear to daughter Cordelia

Cordelia was the good daughter by the way. Maybe Megan Fox has daddy issues.

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  • Sorta wordy for a Tatoo. Is she trying to seem all deep? Having a tat sort of cancels that out. Guilded Butterflies my butt.
    anonymous anonymous 6/4/07 Reply
     
  • I don't care if she has quotes from Dr. Suess tattoed on her butt, she's uber-hot.
    anonymous anonymous 6/7/07 Reply
     
  • I hope that we can all take that advice and laugh like children again.
    anonymous anonymous 7/3/07 Reply
     
  • She was on one of the late night talk shows discussing it. Apparently she got it to remind herself that in Hollywood too often celebrities are put on up on pillars just to be knocked down and laughed at later. Take Britney Spears for instance, once at the top of her game and now she is a joke. Megan wanted to make sure she never allowed her head too become too inflated that she would ended being pulled down by the press.
    anonymous anonymous 7/5/07 Reply
     
  • Whatever she's hot... The tattoo obviously has a meaning to her, why else would anyone (not drunk) get a tattoo.
    C
    anonymous anonymous 7/9/07 Reply
     
  • if you think that is a wordy tattoo look at the one she has on her ribs.

    "there once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her HEART"
    anonymous anonymous 7/13/07 Reply
     
  • hmmm ... it'd be nice reading her!
    anonymous anonymous 7/31/07 Reply
     
  • I like the tattoo. The other interpretation would be "we will all laugh at two-faced/fake people" two-faced/fake would be the other interpretation of gilded butterflies.
    anonymous anonymous 8/6/07 Reply
     
  • whatever. she's 21 yrs old....hahaha. that will be real cool when she is married and has kids and they are all wondering what the hell their mom was thinking.
    anonymous anonymous 8/19/07 Reply
     
  • i don't understand why you're all ripping that quote apart.
    its Shakespeare for gods sake.
    you don't get a tattoo any classier or insightful than that.
    anonymous anonymous 8/25/07 Reply
     
  • having a tattoo means you're not a deep person? what??
    anonymous anonymous 9/12/07 Reply
     
  • Nice tatoo. :) and of course, very nice girl ;)
    anonymous anonymous 9/22/07 Reply
     
  • what's wrong with you plebs? the quote's about Lear realizing that his question to his three daughters and his wealth meant nothing to him. There are no gilded butterflies that can replace a daughter's loyalty and love. You'll need to understand the play to understand the quote. To her, I assume it's about the deceptive nature of hollywood and maintaining integrity. It's good to know that at least a few celebrities have some brains.
    anonymous anonymous 10/18/07 Reply
     
  • As a quote, these words mean so much, refering to Shakespeare's King Lear. But as a tattoo they become ridiculous and self mocking. Megan might have had the tattoo created to remind her how hollywood icons can be put on a pedalstool and then taken down, but it takes on a secondary meanining when inked on her back.
    As was mentioned, Shakespeare was referring to the royal court and how they pumped up their own existance with fancy trappings, etc. But their is a second, more important meaning people are missing regarding 'Gilded Butterflies.'
    Have you ever really looked at a butterfly up close. How gorgeous; beautiful; delicate; perfect.
    To 'gild' a thing is to cover it in a thin layer of gold. To cheaply 'whore up' something under a thin facade. For ugly, things, it may be an improvement, at least superficially. Like painting an old scratched up lamp with a new gold coat of paint. But a butterfly?? Its already perfect. All you can do is ruin it. And secondly, if you cover a butterfly in gold, its useless. It will never fly, and die of course. It's as if the act of gilding a butterfly is a crime against nature and beauty. Now, when Shakespeare talks about the people in King Lear, he is saying that yes, they are self absorbed, bloated idiots who live in a world of false beauty they have created themselves. But he is also saying they they as humans, are already beautiful creatures. That people don't need to cover themselves in expensive clothes, or jewels. Their beauty is inherent, from God, or nature, or whatever you like.
    Now, regarding Megan Fox. I am sure we can all agree she is absolutely beautiful. So why does she need to go and spoil such a remarkable creation with a tattoo? And I know some of you will say a tattoo only enhances the beauty. Ok, fine, even if I give you that, why pick a quote that is mocked with the very act of making it into a tattoo? Instead of making her look 'deep' or humble, it just makes her look silly. Sorry Megan, but I don't think you really thought that one out to the finish line.
    If you read this one all the way through, good for you.

    Scott
    anonymous anonymous 10/23/07 Reply
     
  • What font is her tattoo???
    anonymous anonymous 11/12/07 Reply
     
  • Old English. Get it?! Shakespeare! HAHA!!!
    anonymous anonymous 11/14/07 Reply
     
  • what really is the font?
    i like it.
    oh, i get the old english thing now. haha
    anonymous anonymous 11/16/07 Reply
     
  • I'll admit that she's an attractive person, but she looks a MESS here...
    anonymous anonymous 11/20/07 Reply
     
  • It's not a font. Its calligraphy.
    jscape 138 jscape 11/20/07   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • I don't care what ne of u say, deep or whatever. Life is multiple phases, merge into ONE BIG A$$ Phase!!!!! Mabey she is deep and all, or not. When shes 40 and the tat's r all black and blurred, MABEY She'll regret it, or NOT. All I know is she if F'ing HOT! You only live once. To Be, Or Not To Be!!!!!
    anonymous anonymous 12/19/07 Reply
     
  • I don't care what ne of u say, deep or whatever. Life is multiple phases, merge into ONE BIG A$$ Phase!!!!! Mabey she is deep and all, or not. When shes 40 and the tat's r all black and blurred, MABEY She'll regret it, or NOT. All I know is she if F'ing HOT! You only live once. To Be, Or Not To Be!!!!!
    anonymous anonymous 12/19/07 Reply
     
  • i've got the first three lines of an e.e. cummings quote on my back. i think both our tattoos are pretty fricking sweet.
    anonymous anonymous 1/7/08 Reply
     
  • Megan's Fox's decision to type such a large and silly tattoo on her back evidences the naivety of vanity. Ms. Fox's wealth, career, fame, and lifestyle are entirely dependant on her physical beauty. So great is her beauty, she assumes, that she can afford to scribe large words onto her skin that may or may not appeal to others. “What others think matters not”, she naively assumes. Little does she understand how fleeting is beauty and how fickle is fame.

    The tattooed woman of today marks her age with this fashion trend just as surely as if she were to wear yesterday’s clothes for eternity. The post tattoo generation is sure to use tattooes to describe the “older generation” and use it as a source of painful humor fodder in times soon coming.
    anonymous anonymous 1/29/08 Reply
     
  • you guys are weird.....
    anonymous anonymous 2/14/08 Reply
     
  • i love this tatttoo and i'm getting the same one .. soo screw all of you who think its stupid
    anonymous anonymous 2/19/08 Reply
     
  • Scott: "pedalstool" vs. "pedestal"
    anonymous anonymous 2/23/08 Reply
     
  • there once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her HEART- and what does this tattoo mean????
    anonymous anonymous 2/29/08 Reply
     
  • The meaning of the tatoo really doesnt matter. Whether it was smart or stupid is simply a matter of opinion and thus again doesnt really matter. However, the fact that it is interesting and so many are willing to discuss it seems to be more to the point. I have no tatoos nor a desire to ever get one, but if I did, I would only hope to pick something which could be as discussed as hers. If sober I would probably choose some proverb from the Bible, if drunk ... hmmm "We're gonna need a bigger boat!"
    anonymous anonymous 4/24/08 Reply
     
  • For comment # 27 and your question "there was once a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her heart"..what does this mean? Simply states one will never know true love until they have it and lose it. Another way of saying...I never realized how much I loved him/her until they are gone. Those that wear that tattoo have been pained by " true love" or know someone who has had that experience.
    anonymous anonymous 4/24/08 Reply
     
  • OMG! You people have got to be kidding me... Get a life... Tattoo's are very personal... I am not a tattoo hobbiest... I only have one! I never thought I would get a tattoo, nor ever thought to get a tattoo... When 4 of my friends died, I decided to get a tattoo with their initials... Tattoos are very personal and express deep emotions... And usually isn't understood by others... in fact, haven't you ever heard someone ask another person about their tattoo and what does it mean, etc? That's the whole point... you only share that knowledge with people you wish to share it with... others can just wonder and guess... Personally, you all sound like a bunch of haters.... for what? A freakin tattoo???? Get a life!
    anonymous anonymous 4/25/08 Reply
     
  • Scott (and everyone else who is old and dumb and therefore clings to the negative stigma of tattoos), you are the typical old automaton who doesn't put any thought into anything. Your head is so far up your ass you think the whole world is brown. There is absolutely nothing wrong with getting a tattoo. It's a qualitative decision and any given reason you might quote as to why tattoos are bad can be voided by a simple statement: "I am aware of this and I don't care." Tattoos are art, and the preposterous, moronic, negative paradigm surrounding tattoos is coming to an end thanks to people like Megan Fox. This makes her even hotter.
    anonymous anonymous 4/25/08 Reply
     
  • Scott (and everyone else who is old and dim and therefore clings to the negative stigma of tattoos), you are the typical old automaton who doesn't put any thought into anything. Your head is so far up yourself you think the whole world is brown. There is absolutely nothing wrong with getting a tattoo. It's a qualitative decision and any given reason you might quote as to why tattoos are bad can be voided by a simple statement: "I am aware of this and I don't care." Tattoos are art, and the absurd negative paradigm surrounding tattoos is coming to an end thanks to people like Megan Fox. This makes her even hotter.
    anonymous anonymous 4/25/08 Reply
     
  • Scott (and everyone else who is old and dim and therefore clings to the negative stigma of tattoos), you are the typical old automaton who doesn't put any thought into anything. Your head is so far up yourself you think the whole world is brown. There is absolutely nothing wrong with getting a tattoo. It's a qualitative decision and any given reason you might quote as to why tattoos are bad can be voided by a simple statement: "I am aware of this and I don't care." Tattoos are art, and the absurd negative paradigm surrounding tattoos is coming to an end thanks to people like Megan Fox. This makes her even hotter.
    anonymous anonymous 4/25/08 Reply
     
  • That quote is from Shakespeare's King Lear.I don't think Megan identified with this as it was meant but whatever....at least its not a tribal.

    First let me identify or define some of the symbolism.

    Butterflies: they symbolize both freedom and beauty.

    Gilded: the art of applying metal leaf (most commonly gold or silver leaf) to a surface. Usually the object being coated or plated is less valuable the metal being applied.

    The phrase "we will all laugh at gilded butterflies" symbolizes people originally being free and beautiful being weighed down or burdened by worldly possessions (i.e. money, gold, etc...)

    In King Lear, he spoke these words regarding his daughters or people in the court being just as imprisoned as him by their own possessions and fortunes.
    anonymous anonymous 5/3/08 Reply
     
  • well,4 what iv read,the tatoo has 2 meanings,n' thats even cooler.one is 4 the fake people in hollywood,n'the other is "come lets lay bak in life(prison)n' will laugh(enjoy)all about it...crazy!!!aint it? didnt think a beautiful YOUNG girl like her would have that type of brain...so all haters dont, hate participate!!!
    anonymous anonymous 5/6/08 Reply
     
  • Whatever to the one on the back, how about that stain on her right forearm. Thats the hideous one. Oh and psot 14, "Pedalstool?" What's that? Oh when you crap yourself and then ride a bike and mush the poo all around your drawers.
    anonymous anonymous 5/20/08 Reply
     
  • Why do we feel a need to judge this person through an interpretation of her tattoo? If it makes one teenager pick up King Lear and read it she has made a greater contribution to Gen Y than most of the celebs in US Weekly duct-taped together. Please go do something productive.
    anonymous anonymous 5/25/08 Reply
     
  • I don't understand people that judge those that get tats. If it's not something you would do, just say so but don't try to put someone else down for it. Some people get tattoos with no meaning at all, this one obviously does, to the point that most of you didn't even know what it meant or where it came from. So no she's not "trying" to be deep, she is.
    anonymous anonymous 6/10/08 Reply
     
  • I don't think she asked for your oppinion first of all.
    Who cares its her body not yours, go hump the bible. Second, everyone has different interpretations. Why are you all so negative? Maybe try looking at the cup half full instead of half empty?
    anonymous anonymous 6/18/08 Reply
     
  • you guys are all pathetic.
    wtf do you care if someone else gets a tattoo, seriously.
    i'm sure you've all done stupider shit.
    anonymous anonymous 6/20/08 Reply